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April 14, 2016 Every stage of life brings with it a new set of skills. In our early years, we began the great adventure of walking. There were many falls and rises along the way until we mastered that basic skil. more »»

April 7, 2016 But WAIT! Ryan Hardware at 31 East Main? Wasn’t that Waite’s Hardware? There’s nothing like a good “history mystery” to whet a historian’s research appetite! Of course, it does help to be the local... more »»

March 31, 2016 Fairgrounds in Westfield? A driving track? Horse races? A Civil War training camp? Yes! Yes! Yes! and Yes! There really were fairgrounds and race tracks in Westfield; in fact, more than one of eac. more »»

March 24, 2016 One of the more difficult things about being a local public historian is sorting out myths and memories from primary source documentation to discover the “truth” about people and places. more »»

March 17, 2016 “What is in a name? A “rose” by any other name would smell as sweet!” My former friend, named “Rose,” was chuckling as she shared a recent quip of one of her customers with me to the effect that she... more »»

March 10, 2016 There are many things in life that get better with age. Wine is one. Some cheeses, too, profit from aging. Candy, however, is generally not on the list of edibles that improve over time. more »»

March 3, 2016 Overheard: A recent conversation between the Westfield historian and a local resident who also grew up in Westfield in the 1940s and 1950s: “Do you remember ‘Sam the Greek’ or his restaurant?” “I... more »»

February 18, 2016 A recent email posed the question, “Could you find the past Highway Superintendents and Supervisors of the Town of Westfield? I was trying to find out who has been in office…so they could be... more »»

February 11, 2016 A couple weeks ago, a postcard image of Healy Hall was posted on one of the Facebook pages devoted to “Greater Things About Westfield NY” and caught my eye, and instigated my fingers flying across... more »»

February 4, 2016 As most faithful BeeLines readers know by now, your Westfield Historian does not cease research until a history mystery is either solved, or at least all known resources have been gleaned of as much... more »»